Difference between revisions of "Kopimism"
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Today, information is ownable. This entails a complex system of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute statutory] regulations that prohibit the transmission of information and limit our powers of free speech in order to protect the financial interests of content creators. | Today, information is ownable. This entails a complex system of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute statutory] regulations that prohibit the transmission of information and limit our powers of free speech in order to protect the financial interests of content creators. | ||
There is a fundamentally different way, hereafter referred to as Kopimism, that is at odds with today's complex system of intellectual property. Kopimism is simpler, more efficient, and ultimately better for everybody. | There is a fundamentally different way, hereafter referred to as Kopimism, that is at odds with today's complex and self-defeating system of intellectual property. Kopimism is simpler, more efficient, and ultimately better for everybody. | ||
Kopimism is good because it is in harmony with nature/reality. Information is intangible, inexhaustible, illuminating, and a duality of matter. As all matter wants to fall, information wants to be free. Society that accepts Kopimism will prosper, while those that reject it will fall; just as all temples eventually crumble. | Kopimism is good because it is in harmony with nature/reality. Information is intangible, inexhaustible, illuminating, and a duality of matter. As all matter wants to fall, information wants to be free. Society that accepts Kopimism will prosper, while those that reject it will fall; just as all temples eventually crumble. | ||